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New study affirms cancer link to gum disease
Scott Murray Oral & Dental HealthcareWhen the dangers of cancer are discussed or advertised, the link to gum disease doesn’t always come up. In fact, some could argue it doesn’t get mentioned enough. Now, with new research reinforcing the link between cancer and advanced gum disease, it’s becoming even more imperative that people start paying closer attention to the dangers. The new data can be found in a long-term collaborative study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Medication-assisted treatment gets a big expansion in California
Bill Becken Medical & Allied HealthcareThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and California's Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) have recently stepped up their fight of the multimillion-dollar anti-opioid war by opening an expansive new front in the Golden State with $90 million in funds. These funds flow from the DHHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the U.S. 21st Century Cures Act. The program is known as the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Project.
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Serve on a board to make an even greater impact as a nurse
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationNurses are leaders in every sense of the word. Leadership is ingrained in nurses from the moment nursing school begins, and as nurses’ careers advance, leadership and personal authority often grow apace. How else can nurses choose positions that provide the opportunity for true servant leadership in the interest of community groups, foundations, associations, non-profits, and other organizations? By serving on boards of directors and advisory boards where a nursing voice can add inestimable value.
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Study: Reducing unnecessary transport of fallen seniors
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareResults from a recent study suggest that collaboration between emergency medical services (EMS) and primary care physicians (PCP) could reduce the number of unnecessary hospital transports of assisted living residents after a fall.
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Hope on the horizon for Puerto Rico drug shortages
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalIn the wake of the two hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico's way of life, the United States has experienced shortages of certain drugs. The magnitude of this impact has been felt by many hospitals across the United States that depend on a number of Baxter products, which are made in Puerto Rico.
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Will Apple’s updated Health app catch on?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIn a tech world almost owned by Apple, the powerhouse firm recently announced what most have long suspected: It is staking a piece of its future on healthcare, and this move likely will have a ripple on patient health. Apple's newest Health app upgrade marks a major investment for the firm, and other vendors in the space are likely taking notice.
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Large clinical study explores link between sepsis and cardiac arrhythmias
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareWe all know that feeling of our heart skipping a beat. These cardiac arrhythmias are common. Symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations and syncope are frequent complaints encountered by family physicians, internists and cardiologists.
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Study: Robotic kidney transplantation is safe and feasible
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareRobotic kidney transplantation can provide speedy recovery, low complication rates and excellent graft function, according to a new study. A team led by Alberto Breda, M.D., hoped to evaluate perioperative outcomes and early postoperative surgical outcomes of patients who undergo robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT). The researchers enrolled 75 adult males and 45 adult females from eight European centers who had undergone the procedure.
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The race for a universal flu vaccine
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareAs this flu season speeds to a crescendo with widespread infections and deaths related to the influenza virus, the need for a universal flu vaccine becomes paramount. Each year, international researchers conduct year-round surveillance for influenza. This data is then analyzed by five World Health Organization collaborating centers who then attempt to make recommendations for the composition of the influenza vaccine.
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After cloning monkeys, are humans next?
Seth Sandronsky Science & TechnologyScientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai recently published a paper detailing their cloning of monkeys by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The breakthrough research, led by Qiang Sun raises many questions both in and out of the laboratory.
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